Tag: literature
group name: shortfiction
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May 09, 2006 04:45 PM EDT --
She sprinkled dirt over her offspring, clutching a folded flag as trade.
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October 13, 2006 06:04 PM EDT --
I travel a great deal these days for work. Between business meetings and lunches, plane rides and cab fares, I have far less time than I'd like to read. When I find a little time to myself, . . . more
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August 21, 2006 12:23 AM EDT --
I had been told that longevity runs in my family but I didn't believe it. Although my father lived into his late seventies, most of my relatives surrendered their lives much earlier to the usual . . . more
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December 19, 2006 04:07 AM EST --
Not the tortuous totters
Of the hairpin bends
The chilly disrespect
Of a November night
Nor the rheumatic horse
On spindly trunks
Will coax my strains into trouble
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December 19, 2006 04:24 AM EST --
Many times
We ask questions
Of the blinking bulbs in our soul
We ponder
The cleaving fears
Which rock our pangolo dance
We are
Forced to glimpse our twin-shades
Seeing his . . . more
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July 26, 2006 09:16 PM EDT --
West Bestern
Nomi had fallen asleep, but didn't stay asleep long. The afternoon was still new, the sun still high in the sky. "Hey."
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September 05, 2006 12:53 AM EDT --
Author note: "Taking the Cue" is the second of a series of Freddy Casa short stories, the first being "For Love . . . and Money!" and the third, "Heart Strings". They are . . . more
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April 27, 2006 05:07 PM EDT --
The man woke up without his left hand. He did not immediately realize a piece of himself, there the night before, had gone missing. Lying in bed, daylight cracking through blinds and touching the wood . . . more
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June 05, 2006 04:48 PM EDT --
My roommate finds an animal on the street and wants to have it as his pet.
"Pets are not allowed in the complex," I tell him, . . . more
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August 05, 2006 05:13 PM EDT --
• Zero in on your premise and build toward one Dominant Emotional Effect
A skilful literary artist .. If wise, has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate his incidents; but having conceived, . . . more
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July 06, 2006 07:13 AM EDT --
I heard he finally got what was coming to him. It took long enough if you ask me. Some of the others said he took precautions so grave robbers wouldn't steal his body. Poured cement . . . more
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July 24, 2006 11:31 PM EDT --
Putting on the Miles
"My name is Nomi Della and I have a problem."
Toni looked over at her long time friend, her brow furrowed . . . more
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June 21, 2006 02:05 AM EDT --
Lipstick slashes on his collar betray an earlier tryst.
She tries to soak them, tries to rub them out, but they hold fast, as firm as her fears and as sharp as her imagination. They won't go away. . . . more
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December 20, 2006 03:35 AM EST --
Another night
And the weaves show signs
Of broken tethers
Another evening
And the weariness of
Ceaseless chatter
Lean heavily on a tired mind
Another day
And the words . . . more
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May 16, 2006 05:30 PM EDT --
(Note: I wrote this in 20 minutes completely off the top of my head at a recent workshop -- curious about people's reactions).
"She was determined to have no explanation for most of her life." . . . more
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June 30, 2006 03:39 PM EDT --
She remembered when the dog somehow climbed the chicken wire fence while tied to a tree and hung itself. Daddy wrapped the dog in a towel and dropped it in the lake as she watched.
Her hands released . . . more
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July 27, 2006 02:35 AM EDT --
The Legend of Mexican Bluff
September 9, 1849
"Ah, Pedro. Look at it. This is what we came for." Jesus dug . . . more
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July 10, 2006 02:08 PM EDT --
they were to fall in love.
he would say something and she would laugh, and their time from then on would involve much laughter and little crying. but he walked past and she watched the door close behind . . . more
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December 04, 2005 12:40 AM EST --
Today is your wedding day. You are sitting in front of your vanity brushing your long blonde hair. You know that you should be happy but all you can think about are the recurring dreams.
In the . . . more
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August 23, 2007 12:53 PM EDT --
The fire burned hot, casting away shadows from most of the people sitting around it. The sweet smell of the burning logs and ceremonial herbs wafted fragrantly through the air, vivid reminders . . . more
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